Tonight Kumala Zenith Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz (how do they get all those grapes in that little bottle?)
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Tonight Kumala Zenith Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz (how do they get all those grapes in that little bottle?)
Have any Wine aficionados on here sussed out the new Aldi range - The Aldi Wine Tour of France? (on sale from Thursday, but temptingly in brochure today)
They are proudly announcing that they are The Drinks Retailing Awards, Wine Retailer of the Year.
2010 Château Les Marcottes, Bordeaux
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75% Merlot with 25% Cabernet Sauvignon
“… displays ripe red fruit flavours on a round and balanced palette.”
Gold medal winner:
Los Angeles International Wine competition, 2011 and Concours des vins Lyon, 2011
Bronze medal winner:
Concours National des Grands Vins de France - Blayais Bourgeais, 2011
14% ABV. ~ £11 a bottle. Drink by June 2016
2004 Château Villars, Fronsac
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69% Merlot, 26% Cabernet Franc with 5% Cabernet Franc
“The 2004 vintage was slightly overshadowed by the fruitier 2005 but 10 years on it is revealing itself as a classic vintage with an abundance of charm. Château Villars from Merlot dominant Canon-Fronsac is a fragrant, silky and sophisticated claret.”
13% ABV ~ £17 a bottle. Drink by end 2019
Excellent – I’ve another couple of bottles of this to enjoy.
2010 Château Samion, Saint- Émilion
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“This top vintage claret, from "the most exciting" of Saint Emilion's satellite regions (Wine Spectator) is from a family run property close to Pomerol. Matured in top quality oak, it offers lush plum flavours with raspberry notes and a hint of spice.”
Gold medal winner: Concours National des Vignerons Independants, 2012
14.5% ABV ~ £15 a bottle. Drink by end 2016
In no particular order, some recently enjoyed ‘slurps’:
2011 Château Franc Cantenac, Saint-Émilion
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80% Merlot with 20% Cabernet Franc.
13% ABV. Drink by end 2016. ~£13 a bottle.
2010 Château Langel-Mauriac, Bordeaux
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Merlot (80%), Cabernet Sauvignon (15%) and Cabernet Franc (5%)
Gold medal winner: 2011 Concours de Bordeaux.
Rich and full-bodied.
12.5% ABV Drink by end of 2018. ~£12 a bottle.
2009 Château Fontcaille Bellevue, Bordeau Supérieur
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Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc.
13.5% ABV, drink by end 2015.
Plus quite a bit of this:
2012 La Barrique de Bordeaux, Bordeaux
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“La Barrique is a superb claret made using tiny parcels of grapes from hugely expensive spots in Pomerol (think Pétrus at £1,000), Pauillac (from vines abutting £800 Château Latour), Grand Cru Saint Emilion and Margaux. It's complex, rich and long.”
13.5% ABV, drink by end 2018. ~£19 a bottle.
Just savouring a 'wee nip' of a 37-year old vintage Armagnac, which we bought earlier this year in France, from one of our favourite wines shops (see link below), located in Ardres - a charming little village just outside of Calais, where we base ourselves on wine-buying trips: http://www.boursot.co.uk/index.html
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For any of you here who love Armagnac, this is absolutely stunning: smooth, rich, 'caramelly', and just pure unctuous luxury... Salut! :cheers:
The bottle shown is the 1982 vintage. The one I have is from 1978.
Marco.
The colour looks awesome... bet thats niceQuote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Trust me, 'nice' barely scratches the surface, mate - it's STUNNING! You can smell the aroma it's creating inside the glass (a large, wide crystal goblet), as it sticks to it, from the other side of the room! :eek: :eyebrows:
Marco.
Had an old bourbon like that when I was richer lol. it just stuck to you when you drank it. It was about as old as you can keep it without it deteriorating. which is no where near whisky years. pappy van winkle it was... couldnt afford another bottle but boy, it was an experience:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Marco
enjoy the fruits Marco
Cheers, mate. I'll save you some! ;)
Wasn't too bad, TBH, about £35 a bottle....
Marco.
Just about to open and decant a bottle of this to have with Heston's Chestnut and Coffee-smoked Christmas Ham, served cold, in slices with Del's home-made raisin and apple chutney :http://www.vidal-fleury.com/data/doc...08011100Fr.pdf
:cheers: :happynewyear:
Marco.